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Residents and workers in Spain
Residents and workers in Spain
ATTENTION: WITH THE ENTRY INTO OPERATION OF THE ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM, BENEFICIARIES OF THE WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A TIE (TARJETA DE IDENTIDAD DE EXTRANJERO) TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE NEW CONTROLS ESTABLISHED BY THIS SYSTEM.
New border crossing requirements after the entry into operation of the Entry/Exit System
With the forthcoming entry into operation of the EU's new computerized external border crossing systems (Entry/Exit System; EES, expected in November 2024, and European Travel Information and Authorisation System; ETIAS in the first half of 2025) the Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (“TIE art.50 TEU”) will be the only document that allows the beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement to be exempt from the accounting of their time of stay in the EES, and from the application for travel authorization through ETIAS. The registration certificate or the EU citizen's family member card will therefore not be sufficient to avoid these controls.
The United Kingdom's departure from the EU took place on 31 January 2020 and the terms of this departure are stated in the Withdrawal Agreement (Spanish version) negotiated by the EU and the UK. The Withdrawal Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2020 and establishes a series of provisions to ensure the United Kingdom leaves the EU in an orderly manner.
To this end, the Agreement established a transitional period until 31 December 2020, during which the EU legislation on freedom of movement continued to apply to United Kingdom nationals, so that they could continue to exercise their rights in the same way as they had been doing till then.
Therefore, those residing in Spain by 31 December 2020 and who continue to reside or work here thereafter, will have the same rights they have been enjoying, subject also to the same restrictions and limitations.
Similarly, UK frontier workers in Spain on 31 December 2020 are also protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, and will benefit of a specific procedure to get their documentation.